Finance Business Partner - Edinburgh - 2 days per week onsite

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Finance Business Partner to join a large public sector organisation in Edinburgh. You will be assisting with the production of monthly management accounts and (issuing financial data through to delivering finance reports) and taking a proactive approach with stakeholders, such as developing and maintaining relationships with Business Managers to ensuring the sharing of information;

*Please note that you are required to be onsite in Edinburgh 2 days per week*

Essential skills:

• Be a member of a recognised accountancy body (CCAB or CIMA);
• Have strong management accounting knowledge and experience, with a good knowledge of business planning and budget monitoring;
• Have experience of preparing monthly finance reports and/or the ability to assist in report development;
• Have excellent communication skills, with an ability to build relationships, interact and engage with internal and external stakeholders;
• Have experience of analysing data eg payroll and must possess the ability to reconcile data sources and resolve outstanding balancing items;
• Have experience of, or an aptitude for, working with accounting and other software preferably including Sun Accounting system and Vision/Q&A; and electronic purchase ordering systems, and
• Be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office including the use of Excel at an advanced level.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy or maternity or age